About 26% of the territory of Ukraine is currently under Russian occupation, but the Russian army can no longer advance significantly.
Zelenskyy recalled the first days of the war
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with the Italian broadcaster Rai 1 that Russian troops cannot advance significantly in Ukraine.
After two years, it is important that we managed to protect our state. About 26% of the national territory is still under occupation, but we can see that the Russian army cannot advance much. We stopped it.
The President notes that currently Ukraine knows what war is like, many families have lost loved ones, there are wounded and many are at the front, but Ukraine is not alone, as it was possible to unite world leaders.
The first days were very different, people were very scared. At first there was great chaos, an unexpected invasion, attacks on cities at night. People were shocked, now everything is different, we started to protect our land and families. We had no alternative, Zelensky recalls.
Russia is not going to stop
Zelenskyy says he never considered surrendering during these two years of war.
I am Ukrainian, I love and protect Ukraine. This is my duty, one cannot believe in the victory of evil. I know we will win. Russia will not stop, we must realise all this. Russia does not want peace, [because ]for them peace means defeat, they began to publicly say that they have no intention of stopping, that they have not yet completed their task.
The President emphasises that Putin's primary goal is to deprive Ukraine of its independence so that it is part of his empire.
Some Ukrainians are getting used to war, and this is a big mistake. What if I did something wrong? Yes, I am human. But I think there were more steps forward.
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